diff --git a/test/emacs b/test/emacs
index 9b5d4854..6f82b08e 100755
--- a/test/emacs
+++ b/test/emacs
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ mkdir -p mail/sent-string/new
 mkdir -p mail/sent-string/tmp
 
 test_begin_subtest "notmuch-fcc-dirs set to a string"
-test_emacs "(setq notmuch-fcc-dirs nil) (notmuch-mua-mail) (princ (buffer-string))" > OUTPUT
 test_emacs "(setq notmuch-fcc-dirs \"sent-string\") (notmuch-mua-mail) (princ (buffer-string))" > OUTPUT
 cat <<EOF >EXPECTED
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